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Paul Rudd Sat Idly by (Thousands of Miles Away) During Homophobic Attack

Jordan Sargent · 10/27/14 03:45PM

Today, the internet has ascribed an inspiring bit of heroism to Paul Rudd, after video surfaced this weekend of a man who almost, kind of looks like Paul Rudd helping to prevent an alleged hate crime at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (as shown in the video above). Alas, @TheRealPaulRudd was actually thousands of miles away, likely doing nothing, while real American heroes got their hands dirty.

Merry Christmas: Justin Bieber Says He's Quitting Music

Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/18/13 11:46AM

Christmas has come a few days early for Justin Bieber haterz: The man-boy "bitch banger" announced yesterday that he plans to retire from the music biz after his latest album drops so he can focus more on sleeping with South American prostitutes.

No, That Is Not Don DeLillo on Twitter

Camille Dodero · 04/11/13 01:10PM

This morning, a momentary pang of existential despair hit when the unverified @DonDeLilloOffic appeared, claiming to be the official Twitter account of "Don DeLillo, novelist" and revealing itself to the world like this:

'Most Elaborate Hoax' Convinces Internet that Megachurch Leader Joel Osteen Has Rejected Christ Due to 'Lack of Hard Evidence'

Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/08/13 05:22PM

It may take a leap of faith to fall for a news article claiming that powerful megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has resigned his post citing a "lack of faith," but more than a few True Believers were willing to give a prankster the benefit of the doubt when they stumbled upon a fake letter of resignation supposedly penned by Osteen himself.